Explore the essentials of property titles, their types, and how they confirm legal ownership. Learn about title transfers and key considerations like liens and clear titles.

Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct professor at Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, Maryville University, and ...

Purchasing a property can lead to legal nightmares if crucial documents are overlooked. Co-owners can face tax notices and ...

Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto Buying and selling land is simple. Ownership is transferred by a written document called a deed. There is no difference between a “sale” deed and a “title” deed; ...

Simplify your mortgage journey with a trusted lender. Explore Options Simplify your mortgage journey with a trusted lender. A title search is a review of public records to confirm legal ownership of ...

A title deed is critical to claiming the ownership of any property, be it a house or plot of land. It is essential for property owners to have the original title deeds in their possession. The loss of ...

A fraudulent deed can sit undetected until the moment an investor tries to refinance, sell or exchange a property, only to ...

County officials are starting to implement property fraud alert programs that notify residents of any changes made to their property and deed documents. For many localities these programs are ...

For too long, racist practices have plagued the real estate industry, and one glaring example of this is the racially restrictive covenants that still exist in countless property deeds in the US.